Private Cloud Computing Hosting Benefits

Building the Tranparent Cloud - An Intel Case Study on Expedient (PDF)

As a quickly evolving technology for organizations to store and manage data, cloud computing is growing in popularity and usage. With such an innovative and new technology, many IT professionals are left wondering what the benefits of private cloud computing are. The benefits of cloud computing reach beyond simply being a hassle-free way for organizations to provision their servers. The major advantages of private cloud hosting services include:

• Reduced cost: Cloud services are paid for incrementally so that the user only pays for what they need, as they need it.
• Increased storage: In comparison with a private computer system, cloud computing offers the ability to store much more data.
• Highly automated: Gone are the days when IT professionals would have to manually update servers. With cloud computing services, these updates are done automatically.
• Mobility: Users of the cloud can access data wherever they are.
• Frees up internal resources: Rather than your IT professionals focusing on maintaining your servers, they can focus on business critical tasks without incurring costs for additional manpower.
• Flexible and scalable: Users can easily add capacity based on their needs at that moment.
• Easy implementation: Private cloud hosting services don't require users to purchase VMware software licenses or implementation services.
• Skilled practitioners: Most cloud services vendors have been managing and maintaining data centers for years. These vendors are experienced and understand how to maximize the benefits of cloud computing.
• Quality of service: With the levels of redundancy built into an enterprise cloud service there is a minute chance of an outage ever occurring, cloud services truly are hassle free for the user. In the event of an emergency, vendors offer 24/7 customer support and immediate response to any issues.
• Security: The majority of vendors implement strict privacy policies and sophisticated methods to authenticate users. In addition, companies often choose to encrypt data before storing it on a third-party vendor's servers. In many ways, cloud services are more secure than when organizations store data in-house.

Recent advances in both hardware and software have enabled new usage models for networking, federation among multi-tenant servers, power management, and security that are shaping the infrastructure for both private and public clouds. In order to take advantage of these new use models, Expedient has worked extensively with Intel on the following:

• Servers powered by Intel Xeon processors that automatically regulates power consumption and intelligently adjusts server performance according to your cloud’s workload needs, maximizing both energy efficiency and performance.
• Hardware-assisted encryption that helps secure your cloud service.
• A foundation for trust, security, and compliance.
• Cloud based applications or services that are able to recognize and take advantage of the end point device’s capabilities in order to optimize the end-user experience.
• Dynamically manage power and cooling in the data center.
• Simplify the Network with 10 Gigabit Ethernet Unified Networking.
• Scale storage on demand with power efficient storage capabilities.

It's time for you to start taking advantage of the benefits of cloud computing. Contact us today to learn how our dedicated cloud computing services can help your organization.

Expedient offers managed services including cloud services, colocation and storage area network management. The benefits of cloud computing include easy implementation, increased storage, mobility and reduced cost. Our cloud services provide a quick and affordable way to provision your server connections and storage. Learn more about the benefits of cloud computing services by contacting us today.